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Ebola nurse back in hospital
The nurse was treated at the hospital twice in 2015, after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone the previous year.

Admitted for the third time due to ‘late complication’

Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferky has been admitted to hospital for a third time due to a ‘late complication’ resulting from her previous infection by the Ebola virus.

She is now being treated at Royal Free Hospital in London by the infectious diseases team. The latest reports describe her condition as ‘stable’.

Ms Cafferkey was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday (23 February) for ‘further investigations’. She was later transferred to the Royal Free Hospital by helicopter.

The nurse was treated at the hospital twice in 2015, after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone the previous year.

A spokesperson for the Royal Free Hospital said: “We can confirm that Pauline Cafferkey is being transferred to the Royal Free Hospital due to a late complication from her previous infection by the Ebola virus. She will now be treated by the hospital's infectious diseases team under nationally agreed guidelines.

“The Ebola virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person while they are symptomatic so the risk to the general public remains low and the NHS has well established and practised infection control procedures in place.”

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.